Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1796-1 libwmf -- pointer use-after-free
- Date Reported:
- 07 May 2009
- Affected Packages:
- libwmf
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 526434.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-1364. - More information:
-
Tavis Ormandy discovered that the embedded GD library copy in libwmf, a library to parse windows metafiles (WMF), makes use of a pointer after it was already freed. An attacker using a crafted WMF file can cause a denial of service or possibly the execute arbitrary code via applications using this library.
For the oldstable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-2+etch1.
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-6+lenny1.
For the testing distribution (squeeze), this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.2.8.4-6.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libwmf packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf_0.2.8.4-2+etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf_0.2.8.4-2+etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf_0.2.8.4.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf_0.2.8.4-2+etch1.dsc
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-doc_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_mips.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-2+etch1_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf_0.2.8.4.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf_0.2.8.4.orig.tar.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-doc_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_arm.deb
- ARM EABI:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_armel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_armel.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf0.2-7_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-bin_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libw/libwmf/libwmf-dev_0.2.8.4-6+lenny1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.